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Street art goes 3D

American artist Tracy Lee Stum, who is currently in the city, talks about creating awareness through her 3D street paintings
Streets are the perfect canvas for American artist Tracy Lee Stum, who has carved a niche for herself internationally as a three-dimensional street painter. Stum, who in 2006 created a Guinness World Record for the largest chalk painting by an individual, aims to spread awareness about climate change and conduct workshops on 3D painting.
Excerpts from an interview…
Q: What according to you is the difference between canvas and street paintings?
A: Both need special craft and skills. For 3-D street paintings, one needs to have a deep imagination to infuse three-dimensional illusion. Unlike canvas paintings, you have to set a viewpoint and keep the climactic conditions in mind. Besides, street painting demands a lot of physical work.
Q: How did you get into 3D street painting?
A: I happened to see a street painting in my hometown in 1998 and I just fell in love with it. I have been interested in painting and art since my childhood. I even used to run a professional painting studio in California. Realising that three-dimensional art could have greater impact, I began to add three dimensional illusions to art from 2004.
Q: Street painting is getting more popular day by day... your take on it?
A: The beauty of street painting is that you can draw it anywhere, any time. Passers-by on a street stop to look at a street painting, at least once, out of curiosity. And with 3-D paintings, the impact is even bigger
Q: Your art is mostly based on nature. Is there any reason behind it?
A: I am from California and it’s a very beautiful place — being close to the beach and nature. However, climate change is spoiling the natural beauty everywhere in the world. And I’m trying to create an awareness.
I am soon planning to draw a big street painting of 16 ft x 100 ft on a theme related to environment.

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